What if your period is late

Do you follow your menstrual cycle like clockwork every month? If yes, you might be one of those women who want an answer to this question: What if your period is late? This is especially true if you are in a panic because you are not ready to get pregnant. Besides being pregnant, there are many reasons why your period might not come at the slated time. Continue reading the information below to know more.

What If Your Period Is Late

Stress is one of the most common reasons why you might have a late period. Your body may react this way if you are currently undergoing a lot of stress because it will stop producing the required amount of GnRH. You will not ovulate if your body is producing a small amount of this hormone. If you are not ovulating, you will miss your monthly period because your body is not going to discharge an egg.

Even though most females don’t go through menopause at an early age, some can start before the typical time. You could have a late period if you are experiencing this change earlier than normal. Bear in mind that some chemotherapy treatments can cause women to experience menopause earlier than others.

Some birth control can cause women to miss periods or have late periods for a few months. Your period might be late if you have just started to use a new birth control. You could talk to your doctor to find out if missed or delayed period would be a common side effect of your birth control method.

These are just some of the common reasons why your period might be late. You can easily rule out any of the reasons by considering your current lifestyle. It is fairly easy for you to determine if it’s caused by pregnancy, your birth control methods, or excessive stress. You could simply take one of the pregnancy tests if you are not stressed, use any birth control, or wait to see if you’re going through menopause.

If your period is late because you are pregnant, it is highly likely that your body has sufficient pregnancy hormone to give you a positive test result. In the event that the pregnancy test comes back with a negative result, you could wait 48 hours to take another one. If your body doesn’t have sufficient hormones to give a positive pregnancy test, you have to wait for two days to get the result. After that, you should talk to your doctor if you are still getting a negative pregnancy test result. Your doctor can do a blood test to rule out a pregnancy for certain, as well as to perform additional tests to find out the causes of your late period.

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Hi.
I was wondering what could be wrong because my periods are late. I had my pees on 2nd of September and October they started on the 2nd again but this month I haven seen them. Am having cramps as if they are about to start but nothing and they have been going on for a week now and today is the 7th but still nothing and I haven’t had any sex for some months now…. what could be wrong please help

HELLO maam my last period is on october 5,6,7,8, following day some bloods are coming but it is light, october 13,14 i got sex on my boyfriend and he withdraw it. IS THERE POSSIBLE THAT I’m GETTING PREGNANT?
MY cycles is 28 days but not same date,

i was expected november 2 my period this month but nothing comes . WHAT should i do?
it is my period late or i’m pregnant?
i’m worried i’m not ready for getting pregnant. help me please.

Hi, the first day if my last period was on the 3rd August. I was due another period on the 31st aug.
My next period after that is supposed to be separated 28th.
Done a test on the 10th of sept it was negative.

Hi Estephanie, the information you wrote indicates that you had sex during your ovulation periods, because of that, you have higher chances of getting pregnant. You should take a pregnancy test for confirmation. Regards

i had my period last june 6 but until now i didn’t have my period. and i had a contact last june 25 with withdrawal method. and also I’m currently taking euthyrox 25 mg for almost 3 months for my hypothyroid. And i did travel last month. and i took a pregnancy test last july 17 and it turned out negative. what is the possible reason why my period is late. Thanks

Some of the causes of a missed menstrual cycle include: stress, change in your regular schedule, travel, illness and the use of certain medications. It would be best to consult your doctor for help in identifying which factor is causing the delay.

Please i saw my period may 9 and had sex all through my ovulation nd later see my period on the 7th of June instead of 6 according to ur calculator and now it’s supposed to come on the 5th but not coming but feeling pains under my abdomen,please what am passing through

my last period was in 03 June, i was expecting the next to be 03 July but im few days late. i have been having abdominal pains and breast sore as well as whitish discharge within these late days. i have unproctected sex yesterday but took emergency contraceptive. what dangers am i in for? could i be pregnant?

my last period was on the 4th of May. I had unproteced sex on the 14th May so i didnt see my periods since then it could be like 2 months late .i took the test and it was positive.so i wanna know if it is possible to have a false positive

I’m suppose to have my menses this week and it started on Monday. But only get a little stain of blood on my pad every morning and the rest of the day nothing. I normally bleed a lot so I’m very worried. it’s been 7 days now and all I get is a blood stain. please help

Hi. Sometime in May i had unprotected sex. My period is not regular but i keep dates of every month it starts and finishes. He wasnt sure he released, but then i took Andrews. Then evry other times, he withdraws or we just use a condom. But this month, i haven’t seen my period. I know I have been stressed out a lot. Because I keep thinking why is my period late and a lot of relationship ups and downs. I have checked many times with the home pregnancy kit of different types, and there all show negative. Am scared. Am I pregnant? I can’t go to the Hospital because I am been watched. What do I do?

Hi, since you have taken different pregnancy tests and they are all negative there is a rare chance of pregnancy. You could have mmissed your period just because of stress also. To be sure take the pregnancy test 10 days after your missed period date.

Hi. My boyfriend and i had unprotected sex on may 28. But my last period started on april 30 and lasted to may 3. Right now i am in 54 days of my cycle. I masturbate in the morning about 7 am i cleaned and peed many times. And we had quick sex about 3 times of penetration at 5 pm afternoon. Is there a chance i am pregnant? I don’t have signs of early pregnancy. But im so stressed because it will go to 2 months already for no period. Thanks in advance.

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